What is recorded here
Surveyed in 2013 and described by McGuinness (2014, 38) as following: 'Circular earthwork (Diam. 33.5 N-S x 33.5m E-W) comprising a low circular mound or platform (Diam. 19.2m N-S x 19.2m E-W) surrounded by a ditch and external bank, located on the top of a natural knoll which appears to have been shaped into the…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM018-082
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